Green Games 2012 began February 5th and will continue until March 31st. Green Games is a competition between residence halls to see who can do the most sustainability related things, including getting rooms certified as being green rooms, recycling, and … Continue reading
This year’s Recyclemania competition runs from Febuary 5th to March 31st. Missouri State will be competing against universities across the country on waste reduction and recycling. Residence Halls will also be competing on campus to see which building can recycle … Continue reading
As you prepare to leave for winter break consider doing some early spring cleaning and donating to The Kitchen. Collection bins are located in the lobby of each residence hall. Possible items include clothing, non-perishable food, books, school supplies, household … Continue reading
We are constantly looking for ways that we can add to our sustainability efforts here in Residence Life and Services! Here are a few things we do to help perserve our environment here in Missouri and globally:
Residence Life Facilities & Operations is sponsoring the third annual energy competition during September and October. This year’s competition will consist of two parts, the energy conservation challenge, and an educational component. There will be two winners, a North side … Continue reading
Kentwood closed out the competition with a strong lead. Building Total points Kentwood and K South 12523 Sunvilla/Dogwood 10370 Hammons 8547 Scholars 7123 Hutchens 6551 Woods 5884 Wells 5292 Blair-Shannon 4521 Freudenberger 3913
Sunvilla took the lead! Building recycling weight per person: Building Weight per person Sunvilla/Dogwood 149.7 Woods 105.7 Hammons 94.0 Scholars 93.7 Hutchens 83.3 Kentwood and K. South 76.3 Blair-Shannon 66.9 Wells 42.4 Freudenberger 39.0
Hutchens – “Greenman vs. The Litterbug” Kentwood – “Recycle Remix” Hammons – “Hammons House Recycles”
Solid Waste Management Division Public Works Department Recycling Hotline (417) 864-1904 Places to recycle… Used Motor Oil: Jiffy Lube locations Address: 850 E. Kearney Phone: 862-7333 Address: 1248 E. Battlefield Phone: 881-2040 Address: 2323 E. Sunshine Phone: 883-9815 Address: 4115 … Continue reading
Think about it The economic impact of recycling creates/saves 1.1 million jobs or $37 billion in annual payroll. Recycling one item can save enough electricity to watch a TV for 3 hours. Recycling paper into new paper saves the energy … Continue reading